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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
CTSM2
Latitude
39.25140 N
Longitude
76.76390 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 166 reports in 166 hours over the last seven days
Observed
4:30 AMEDT, 1 hour ago

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 33 instruments in Maryland stand at one.

Station charts

Patapsco River AT Catonsville Report

Rank 226 of 742 in Maryland, Oct 17. The 247 rank orders a state's stations by their 247 score out of 100: how reliably they report, how accurate their readings are against a reference station, how their readings pass their checks, and how they stand against the forecast.

Ranking Statistics

247 score96.5of 100

Maryland median
89.5the median score of 742 stations
Scoring higher
225stations in Maryland
Sharing its score
6ranks 226 to 231
Points deducted
3.52.6 arrival, 0.5 forecast check, 0.4 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Maryland median 100.0, 100.0, 95.1
Next above
WHMM2rank 225; ahead on 247 score 96.6 against 96.5
Next below
CHVM2rank 228; behind on median arrival 22 min 50 s against 22 min 52 s
Sharing its rank
1other stations, equal on every measure

Equal scores are ordered by the share of scheduled reports received, then the reports due in the week (the longer record first), then the median arrival, then the longest silence.

  1. Reports receivedweight 3598.834.6 of 35 pointsMaryland median 84.4166 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1074.37.4 of 10 pointsMaryland median 94.0half its reports arrived within 23 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsMaryland median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianMaryland median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianMaryland median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.5 of 10 points, at the medianMaryland median 95.1-

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

How each part is scored
Reports received
Full marks for every scheduled report received, none for none, in proportion between
Arrival
Full marks for a median arrival within 10 min, none at 60 min
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (3 h), none for 72 (72 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.5 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.0 °F
Instrument checks
Full marks for no reading failed, none for 5 per cent or more
Forecast check
Full marks within 2 °F of the forecast on average, none at 8 °F
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
Reports received, 24 hours
23 of 2495.8% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
166 of 16898.8% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 11, 12:30 PM
Latest report
Oct 17, 4:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 min9 in 10 within 23 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Chart of the 742 ranked stations in Maryland on Oct 17 by the share of their scheduled reports received in Storm Station's own record, up to 7 days, in tenths: 0 to 9 per cent, 3; 10 to 19 per cent, 38; 20 to 29 per cent, 9; 30 to 39 per cent, 14; 40 to 49 per cent, 48; 50 to 59 per cent, 97; 60 to 69 per cent, 117; 70 to 79 per cent, 35; 80 to 89 per cent, 41; 90 to 99 per cent, 181; 100 per cent, 159. Patapsco River AT Catonsville received 98.8 per cent, 166 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 226 of 742.WHERE IT RANKS IN MARYLAND, Oct 17THIS ONE: 98.8%, 166 OF 168, RANK 226 OF 742PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9310 to 193820 to 29930 to 391440 to 494850 to 599760 to 6911770 to 793580 to 894190 to 99181100159STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Patapsco River AT Catonsville's rank in Maryland by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-17: 2026-09-26 rank 106 of 399; 2026-09-27 rank 143 of 402; 2026-09-28 rank 99 of 418; 2026-09-29 rank 164 of 424; 2026-09-30 rank 149 of 424; 2026-10-01 rank 156 of 426; 2026-10-02 rank 187 of 540; 2026-10-03 rank 184 of 540; 2026-10-04 rank 207 of 564; 2026-10-05 rank 212 of 686; 2026-10-06 rank 214 of 702; 2026-10-07 rank 198 of 729; 2026-10-08 rank 194 of 731; 2026-10-09 rank 190 of 733; 2026-10-10 rank 190 of 733; 2026-10-11 rank 196 of 725; 2026-10-12 rank 181 of 728; 2026-10-13 rank 201 of 726; 2026-10-14 rank 209 of 727; 2026-10-15 rank 207 of 723; 2026-10-16 rank 213 of 736; 2026-10-17 rank 226 of 742.ITS RANK IN MARYLAND, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1100200300Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16Oct 17
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%159
90 to 99%181
80 to 89%41
70 to 79%35
60 to 69%117
50 to 59%97
40 to 49%48
30 to 39%14
20 to 29%9
10 to 19%38
0 to 9%3
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 17, 202622674298.8%
Oct 16, 202621373699.4%
Oct 15, 202620772399.4%
Oct 14, 202620972798.2%
Oct 13, 202620172698.2%
Oct 12, 202618172898.2%
Oct 11, 202619672597.6%
Oct 10, 202619073397.6%
Oct 9, 202619073397.6%
Oct 8, 202619473197.0%
Oct 7, 202619872998.2%
Oct 6, 202621470297.6%
Oct 5, 202621268697.6%
Oct 4, 202620756498.2%
Oct 3, 202618454098.1%
Oct 2, 202618754098.1%
Oct 1, 202615642698.5%
Sep 30, 202614942499.1%
Sep 29, 202616442498.9%
Sep 28, 202699418100.0%
Sep 27, 202614340297.8%
Sep 26, 2026106399100.0%
Reports received at Patapsco River AT Catonsville, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012346 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 173 AM
Reports received at Patapsco River AT Catonsville, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16Sat 17

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